---
title: Basic Elements
description: Enhance your editor with essential formatting elements.
docs:
  - route: /docs/components/blockquote-element
    title: Block Quote Element
  - route: /docs/components/code-block-element
    title: Code Block Element
  - route: /docs/components/code-line-element
    title: Code Line Element
  - route: /docs/components/code-syntax-leaf
    title: Code Syntax Leaf
  - route: /docs/components/heading-element
    title: Heading Element
---

<ComponentPreview name="playground-demo" id="basicnodes" />

<PackageInfo>

## Features

- Includes commonly used block elements: blockquote, code block, and headings.

</PackageInfo>

**Plugins:**

- `BlockquotePlugin` for `blockquote` element
- `CodeBlockPlugin` for `code_block` element
- `HeadingPlugin` for `h1`, `h2`,... elements

## Installation

```bash
npm install @udecode/plate-basic-elements
# or
npm install @udecode/plate-block-quote @udecode/plate-code-block @udecode/plate-heading
```

## Usage

```tsx
import { BasicElementsPlugin, CodeBlockPlugin } from '@udecode/plate-basic-elements/react';
import Prism from 'prismjs';

const plugins = [
  // ...otherPlugins,
  BasicElementsPlugin.configurePlugin(CodeBlockPlugin, {
    options: {
      prism: Prism,
    },
  }),
];
```

## Keyboard Shortcuts

<KeyTable>
  <KeyTableItem hotkey="Cmd + Opt + 1">Toggle heading 1 block.</KeyTableItem>
  <KeyTableItem hotkey="Cmd + Opt + 2">Toggle heading 2 block.</KeyTableItem>
  <KeyTableItem hotkey="Cmd + Opt + 3">Toggle heading 3 block.</KeyTableItem>
  <KeyTableItem hotkey="Cmd + Shift + .">
    Toggle the blockquote formatting for selected text.
  </KeyTableItem>
</KeyTable>

## Plugins

### BasicElementsPlugin

### BlockquotePlugin

### HeadingPlugin

<APIOptions>
<APIItem name="levels" type="number" optional>
Specifies the heading levels supported, ranging from 1 to the specified levels.

</APIItem>
</APIOptions>

### CodeBlockPlugin

<APIOptions>

<APIItem name="syntax" type="boolean" optional>
Determines if syntax highlighting is enabled.

</APIItem>
<APIItem name="syntaxPopularFirst" type="boolean" optional>
Determines if popular syntax should be displayed first.

</APIItem>
<APIItem name="deserializers" type="string[]" optional>
Defines deserializers for the code block plugin.

</APIItem>
</APIOptions>

## API Code Block

### isCodeBlockEmpty

Checks if the selection is inside an empty code block.

<APIParameters>
  <APIItem name="editor" type="PlateEditor">
    The editor instance.
  </APIItem>
</APIParameters>

<APIReturns>
  <APIItem type="boolean">
    Returns true if the selection is in an empty code block.
  </APIItem>
</APIReturns>

### isSelectionAtCodeBlockStart

Checks if the selection is at the start of the first code line in a code block.

<APIParameters>
  <APIItem name="editor" type="PlateEditor">
    The editor instance.
  </APIItem>
</APIParameters>

<APIReturns>
  <APIItem type="boolean">
    Returns true if the selection is at the start of the first code line in a
    code block.
  </APIItem>
</APIReturns>

### indentCodeLine

Indents the code line if the selection is expanded or there are no non-whitespace characters at left of the cursor. The indentation is 2 spaces by default.

<APIParameters>
<APIItem name="editor" type="PlateEditor">
The editor instance.
</APIItem>
<APIItem name="options" type="IndentCodeLineOptions">
<APISubList>
<APISubListItem parent="options" name="codeLine" type="TElementEntry">
  The code line to be indented.
</APISubListItem>
<APISubListItem
  parent="options"
  name="indentDepth"
  type="number"
>
The size of indentation for the code line.

- **Default:** `2`

</APISubListItem>
</APISubList>

</APIItem>
</APIParameters>

### insertCodeBlock

Inserts a code block by setting the node to code line and wrapping it with a code block. If the cursor is not at the block start, it inserts a break before the code block.

<APIParameters>
  <APIItem name="editor" type="PlateEditor">
    The editor instance.
  </APIItem>
  <APIItem
    name="insertNodesOptions"
    type="Omit<InsertNodesOptions, 'match'>"
    optional
  ></APIItem>
</APIParameters>

### insertCodeLine

Inserts a code line starting with the specified indentation depth.

<APIParameters>
  <APIItem name="editor" type="PlateEditor">
    The editor instance.
  </APIItem>
  <APIItem name="indentDepth" type="number" optional>
    The depth of indentation for the code line.

    - **Default:** `0`

  </APIItem>
</APIParameters>

### outdentCodeLine

Outdents a code line, removing two whitespace characters if present.

<APIParameters>
  <APIItem name="editor" type="PlateEditor">
    The editor instance.
  </APIItem>
  <APIItem name="options" type="OutdentCodeLineOptions" optional>
    <APISubList>
      <APISubListItem parent="options" name="codeLine" type="TElementEntry">
        The code line to be outdented.
      </APISubListItem>
      <APISubListItem parent="options" name="codeBlock" type="TElementEntry">
        The code block containing the code line to be outdented.
      </APISubListItem>
    </APISubList>
  </APIItem>
</APIParameters>

### toggleCodeBlock

Toggles the code block in the editor.

<APIParameters>
  <APIItem name="editor" type="PlateEditor">
    The editor instance.
  </APIItem>
</APIParameters>

### unwrapCodeBlock

Unwraps the code block in the editor.

<APIParameters>
  <APIItem name="editor" type="PlateEditor">
    The editor instance.
  </APIItem>
</APIParameters>

### useCodeBlockCombobox

<APIState>
  <APIItem name="element" type="TCodeBlockElement">
    The code block element.
  </APIItem>
  <APIItem name="setValue" type="function">
    Set element value callback.
  </APIItem>
</APIState>

<APIReturns>
  <APIItem name="commandItemProps" type="object">
    The props for the command item.
    <APISubList>
      <APISubListItem parent="commandItemProps" name="onSelect" type="function">
        The function to call when the command item is selected.
      </APISubListItem>
    </APISubList>
  </APIItem>
</APIReturns>

### useCodeBlockElementState

<APIParameters>
  <APIItem name="element" type="TCodeBlockElement">
    The code block element.
  </APIItem>
</APIParameters>

<APIReturns>
  <APIItem name="className" type="string | false">
    The CSS class name for the code block element, representing the selected
    language.
  </APIItem>
  <APIItem name="syntax" type="boolean | undefined">
    The syntax plugin option.
  </APIItem>
</APIReturns>

### useCodeSyntaxLeaf

<APIParameters>
  <APIItem name="options" type="object">
    <APISubList>
      <APISubListItem parent="options" name="leaf" type="any">
        The leaf node representing a code syntax token.
      </APISubListItem>
    </APISubList>
  </APIItem>
</APIParameters>

<APIReturns>
  <APIItem name="tokenProps" type="object">
    The props for the token.
    <APISubList>
      <APISubListItem parent="tokenProps" name="className" type="string">
        The CSS class name for the token.
      </APISubListItem>
    </APISubList>
  </APIItem>
</APIReturns>